Articles published in August 2017

1. Training and testing your ability to hear Mandarin sounds

   

   Learning to hear the sounds in a new language is a very important step, both to understand it and to pronounce it yourself. This article gives you methods and tools for training and testing your ability to hear the sounds of Mandarin.

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2. Is it necessary to learn the stroke order of Chinese characters?

   

   Stroke order can feel difficult and pointless for beginners, but if you want to be able to write Chinese characters, it’s important to get it right from the start. Instead of taking my word for it, let me explain why stroke order matters!

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